to serve; to work for; to attend
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
way out; means to escape; escape route
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
interruption; interference; butting in
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
interference; intervention; meddling
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
thousands; several thousand
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
town; city; municipal; urban
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
lack of uniformity; unevenness; imbalance; inequality; disproportion
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
unprecedented; never seen before